Tuesday - Sarah Walker with Ben Okri
Discover definitive recordings of classical music with your trusted guide, Sarah Walker. Her guest is author Ben Okri.
9am
Sarah sets the tone and mood of the day's programme with a range of music to intrigue, surprise and entertain.
9.30am
Take part in today's musical challenge: listen to the three clues and identify a mystery musical person.
10am
Sarah's guest this week is the author Ben Okri. Ben shot to literary fame when his novel The Famished Road won the 1991 Man Booker Prize, making him the youngest ever recipient at the time. Ben grew up in Nigeria and London surrounded by his father's impressive personal library and published his first novel aged 19. Ben's writing often touches on magical themes, while also dealing with the big questions of life. As well as discussing his writing and his life, throughout the week Ben will be sharing some of his favourite classical music.
10.30am
Music on Location: Wales
This week Sarah explores music connected with Wales, focusing today on the 20th-century Welsh composer William Mathias, renowned for his choral and organ works.
Proms Artist of the Week: Christian Tetzlaff
Sarah's Proms Artist of the Week is the German violinist Christian Tetzlaff. Tetzlaff has long been regarded as one of the world's leading violinists, breathing fresh life into the classics and championing new works. He's been Artist in Residence with the Berlin Philharmonic and he's appeared regularly as a guest with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, New York Philharmonic Orchestra and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Tetzlaff appears at the 91热爆 Proms this evening (15th August), playing Berg's Violin Concerto with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra under Robin Ticciati. This week Sarah has chosen Tetzlaff's recordings of concertante works by Mozart, Szymanowski and Dvorak, as well as chamber music by Schumann and Brahms.
Szymanowski
Violin Concerto No 1
Christian Tetzlaff (violin)
Vienna Philharmonic
Pierre Boulez (conductor).
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Music Played
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Dmitri Kabalevsky
Colas Breugnon: Overture
Orchestra: 91热爆 Philharmonic. Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky.- CHANDOS.
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Isaac Alb茅niz
Asturias
- DG.
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Henry Purcell
The Married Beau Suite
Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Singer: Joy Roberts. Director: Christopher Hogwood.- L'OISEAU LYRE.
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Maurice Ravel
La parade
Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Cecilia McDowall
Regina Caeli
Choir: Allm盲nna S氓ngen. Conductor: Maria Goundorina.- BIS.
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Richard Wagner
Wesendonck-Lieder: III. Im Treibhaus
Singer: Felicity Lott. Ensemble: Quatuor Schumann.- AEON.
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Edward Elgar
Serenade in E minor for strings, Op 20
Orchestra: 91热爆 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.- TELDEC.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Chorale Prelude BWV671 'Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist'
Performer: Stephen Cleobury.- KINGS.
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Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition: Samuel Goldenberg & Schmuyle; Market at Limoges
Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Georg Solti.- DECCA.
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Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Violin concerto in B flat (1st mvt)
Performer: Giuliano Carmignola. Orchestra: Orchestra Mozart. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.- ARCHIV.
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William Mathias
Ave verum corpus
Performer: Jonathan Vaughn. Choir: Wells Cathedral Choir. Conductor: Matthew Owens.- HYPERION.
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Karol Szymanowski
Violin Concerto No. 1
Performer: Christian Tetzlaff. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Pierre Boulez.- DG.
Musical Challenge: Mystery Person
Broadcast
- Tue 15 Aug 2017 09:0091热爆 Radio 3